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WE STILL NEED YOUR HELP!!
IndianHead Watershead Association Third Annual Fishing Derby - 6/21/08:
Our
3rd Annual Childrens Fishing Derby has come and gone. We had over 70
kids registered - almost 50 of them were between the ages of 5 and 9.
They didn't seem to care that the fish weren't bitting very much. It
was just a great way to spend a few hours outside with mom or dad. We
enjoy seeing the youngsters show such an interest in fishing. They are
the "Future Generations" we want to "Save the Recreation" for!
Association
members appreciated Sen. John Refferty taking time from his busy
schedule to stop by and spend some time with us. Some Stony Creek
Angler members were here to help the kids or parents who just weren't
sure "how to fish".
Believe it or not, many children under the
age 5 caught more fish then the older ones. Of course, they caught them
at Rainbow River (our game) instead of the Perkiomen Creek! Our
lollipop game was also a great success.
Plenty of people enjoyed
our hot dogs, tomato pie, chips, brownies and rice krispy treats - Lets
not forget all the donuts, coffee, soda, water and juices. We didnt do
this alone.
We would like to extend our thanks to the following companies and families which helped make our day a success.
| Alpine Sanitation | Chick-Fil-A @ Audubon | L.P Optimist Club | Stony Creek Anglers |
| Am-E-Lyn Donuts | Conshohoken Bakery | Starbucks | Wawa @ Audubon |
| Bourne Graphics | Dicks Sporting Goods | | |
| Bancroft | Grob | McQuirns | Spense |
| Beck | Hall | Santoro | Stiefel |
| Bruno | Hoy | Simpson | Stoll |
| Cosmi | Martin | Small | Wallace |
| Donahue | Maser | Speers | |
Our "Recreation" serviced a large area. We had kids from
| Audubon | Douglassville | Oaks | Royersford |
| Bridgeport | Eagleville | Phoenixville | Skippack |
| Collegeville | Norristown | Pottstown | |
We remind everyone that this area is accessible to anyone through Hoy Park in Lower Providence Township.
Our congratulations to the winners
Category: Sunny
| Age 10-14: | Brandon Beard | Age 5-9: | Briana La Curts |
| Sean Opplet | | Ernie Hedrick III |
| Tangi Rpsysor | | Elizabeth Hedrick |
Category: Bass
| Age 10-14: | Ryan O'Toole | Age 5-9: | Alexis Strunk |
| Kaityn O'Toole | | Christopher Polidore |
| Cody Davidson | | Kenny Rasysor |
Category: Bottom Fish
| Age 5-9: | Christopher Polidore | | |
| Hunter Smith | | |
Again we extend our thanks to all who helped.
Mark
your calendars - Saturday, Sept. 13th, 2008 is our 4th Annual Pig
Roast. Tickets are available from Missy Stoll (484-680-2636) and Linda Hall
(610-489-9180).
IndianHead Watershead Association Third Annual Pig Roast - 9/22/07:
Saturday
morning scared us - showers - but once we setup tents, the rain stopped
and we had a great time. Over 150 people attended our 3rd Annual Pig
Roast including Senator John Rafferty and Mike Vereb.
Tables were setup on Tyson mill Road. Neighbors, family and friends enjoyed the food, the view and the music.
We want to thank Cappy Hoy for allowing us to user her property for
parking - her sons Donald and Jimmy for helping with parking and her
grandson James for putting together a great band.
Many thanks to the families who donated food, supplies or time to help us:
| Bancroft |
Grob |
McQuirns |
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Barndt |
Hall
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Santoro
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Beck
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Koy
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Speers
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Cosmi
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Kelly
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Spense
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Gossard |
Kraft
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Stiefel
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Stoll
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We also want to thank the companies who helped us. We appreciate the support they give us.
| Acme - Collegeville |
Champps Americana |
Max & Erma's |
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Alpine Sanitation
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Conshohoken Bakery
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Specks
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Applebee's
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Giant - Audubon
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Starbucks
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Balloon Store on Wheels
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Les Pig's
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Wawa - Audubon Gas
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Bourne Graphics |
Longhorn Restraurant
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Zwahlen's
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We had a door prize this year - a
pencil sketh of our "Dam". It was done by local artist Dave Bancroft.
The picture was won by Miriam Barndt.
Our Raffle this year was a great success. Below is the list of winners:
| Raffle |
Winners |
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25 - Acme Gift Card |
Jim Donahue
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$15 Applebee's Gift Letter
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Karen Gossard
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Frank Stiefel (2)
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Elizabeth Mannato
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Dan Small |
| $25 Champps Americana Gift Card |
Anne Marie Callahan |
| $25 Giant Gift Card |
Linda Hall |
| $25 Longhorn Gift Card |
Ben Gossard |
| Max & Erma's Gift Card |
Lois Ann Barndt |
| Starbucks Gift Basket |
Nikki Stiefel |
| Zwahlen's |
Alan Martin |
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Susan Darling |
| Book - Along the Perkiomen |
Alan Martin |
| Homemade Afghan |
Biff Rittenhouse |
| Snack Basket |
Elizabeth Mannato |
| Disney Basket |
Emilee Grob |
| Bear/Tea Set Basket |
Becky Bancroft |
| Night at the Movies Basket |
Ryan Kelly |
| Kids Craft Basket |
Benjamin Gossard |
Our special thanks go out to Casey
Stoll, Caire Kraft and Danialle Maser. They presented our President an
envelope which contained $63.00. The girls worked hard to earn money to
help our cause. Ten years form now, they might become our officers!
Also special thanks to Jan Beck. She put together a special DVD to send
out with the invitations. It stressed Hoy Park and how it gives anyone
access to our beautiful area of recreation. She also made the DVD whihc
was being shown here at the roast. Her husband Paul, is our offical
photographer. He and Alan Martin took pictures during the roast. They
will be posted soon.
It has been a good year. We are looking forward to the 3rd Annual Childrens Fishing Derby next year. See you there!
Saturday, June 16th 2007:
IWA's Fishing Derby Winners!
Front Row Kneeling:
Drew Rowley, Sydney Zebrowski, Cooper Reichwein, Megan Schlacter
Back Row:
Hunter Smith, Emily Cosmi, Kristen Brice, Erica Taylor, Corey
Washington, Holly Tomaszewski, Louie Cosmi, John Tomaszewski, michael
Heil, Nicole Raysor
Not Pictured:
Ted Louis, Christopher Polidore
June 16th was such a beautiful day. The sun was shining almost as brightly as the smiles of the children.
This year we partnered with Stony Creek Anglers and The Lower
Providence Optimist Club for our 2ns Annual Children's Fishing Derby.
Stony Creek had experienced anglers here to help the children and also
acted as judges. The Optimist Club gave us a check to help cover the
cost of some of the prizes.
Senator John Refferty was here to see all the fun and to show his support for our cause.
We had over 60 children sign up this year with over 200 fish caught.
Now, some of them might have been caught 2 or 3 times but the kids
didn't care! They were just having fun! The Sunny seemed to be the most
popular but Bass, Trout, Catfish and Suckers were also caught. Seems
the Carp weren't biting this year.
There was plenty of food and drink for all. The kids seemed to enjoy playing the games.
We wish to thank the following companies for their help as well as the
families that had people volunteer by supplying food and or their time.
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Families:
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Kraft
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Companies/Distributors:
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Bancroft
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Raysor
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Alpine Santation
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Beck
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Rittenhouse
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Bourne Graphics
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Cosmi
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Small
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Dick's Sporting Goods
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Donahue |
Speers
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Starbucks
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Grob |
Spence
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Wal-Mart
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Hall
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Stiefel
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Wawa (Trooper)
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Hoy
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Stoll
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Wawa (Audobon Gas)
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McQuirns
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Wallace
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Neuman
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Saturday, September 30th 2006:
We
help our 2nd annual Pig Roast on Sept. 30th, 2006. The weather wasn't
the best but we had a good turnout. It was great to see all the kids
running around and playing games - espcially when the politicians were
here.
U.S. Congressman Curt Weldon gave us a donation and his support. His campaign fire truck sure was a hit with the kids.
Pa Senator john Rafferty has been working with us for over a year now.
He has made sure DEP won't be doing anything with "our dam" without
checking with his office. He is trying to make this temporary solution
into a permanent one.
County Commissioner jim Mathews informed us that the country is working
on preserving this pristine area of recreation. He said the dam will be
saved.
Mike Vereb, who is running for State representative told us if he is elected he will do what he can to help Senator Rafferty.
Even though we received such positive support and statements from
Commissioner Mathews, Senator Rafferty and Congressman Weldon, we
cannot let our guard down yet. Until somerthing is in writing we should
not consider the dam saved! We still need people to attend our meetings
to show your support!
We would like to thank the following companies for their support as
well as many thanks to the following familes who helped with food,
raffles and games.
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Families:
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Kraft
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Companies/Distributors:
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Bancroft
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Mannato
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Alpine Santation
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Barndt
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Rittenhouse
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Les Pigs Extraordinaire
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Beck
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Shaw
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Bourne Graphics
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Cosmi
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Speers
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DJ Ed Light
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Donahue |
Spence
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Gannet-Flemming
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Gossard
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Stiefel
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Stoney Creek Anglers
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Grob
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Stoll
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Hall
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Wallace
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Kostrubiak
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Special thnks to Don and Jimmy Hoy
who took care of the parking and to their Mom, Cappy. We used the Hoy
property for parking and Cappy donated the Part-a-potties.
We give special recongition to two young girls who sold cupcakes and
picked up trash to earn $20 which they donated to our cause. We send
special thanks to Casey Stoll and Claire Kraft. With all the problems
in the world today, it is great to see young people helping their
community.
We had some great items raffled off this year. Our winners were
Kathleen Kane - Homade Afghan
Chris Bruno - Movie Basket
Dawn Evans - Doily Set
Ben Gossard - Tea Set and Gift Certificate
Nicole Stiefel - Eagles Basket and Candle Warmer
Amanda Grob - Kids Basket and Kids Activity Set
Jim Donahue - Newton Animal and Video
Linda Hall - Newton Animal and Video
Kristen Kraft - 3 hours of baby sitting
Scott Cosmi - 3 hours of baby sitting
It was worth attending the roast just to win our raffle items!
If you were one of the people who didn't come, you missed out on an
afternoon of good food, good music and an all around good time with our
friends and neighbors.
Saturday, June 24th 2006:
Fishing Derby and Fun Day
On Saturday, June 24th, 2006, the Association held our 1st
Annual Children's Fish Derrby/ Fun Day. The weather left a lot to be
desired but the kids didn't seem to mind. We had a total or 43 children
fishing on both sides of the creek, from right above the dam up to the
Arcola Bridge. Click here to goto to the pictures page for the Fish Derby
The Fish and Boat Commission supplied us with some educational material
for the kids. They also supplied some rods and reels we could load to
participants. Scott Cosmi donated a poster to each entrant.
By the time the Derby was called due to an approaching storm, over 30
fish had been caught. Fish Derby Chairman, Donald Hoy and his many
volunteers measured the fish and took pictures.
Prizes were privided by -
A W Golden Car Dealership
Cabella's
Dicks Sporting Goods
Models Sporting Goods
North East Scuba Supply
Us Congressman Gerlach took time from his busy day to come see our
beautiful recreational area and speak to us about helping to preserve
this area.
Our Fun Day consisted of several games for the children. The football
toss and baseball throw even had some adult participants! Games and
prizes were provided by Becky & Dave Bancroft and Linda & Harry
Hall. Signs for the games were provided by Bourne Graphics. Thanks to
all those members who helped run the games.
We sold hot dogs, drinks, chips, small desserts and tomato pie which was supplied by the Conshohocken Italian Bakery.
Our day could not have been such a success without the volunteers and
people who donated items of food, bait, tackle, etc., to help our Derby.
Many thanks to the following familes
| Bancroft, Becky & Dave |
Hoy, Donald |
Spence, Mike |
| Beck, Paul & Jan |
Hoy, Jimmy |
Stiefel, Frank & Patty |
| Cosmi, Scott & Trish |
Lightkep, Nancy & Ed |
Stiefel, Nicole |
| Donahue, Jim & Cora |
McQuirns, Scott |
Stoll, Charlie |
| Gossard, Ben & Karen |
Raysor, Ken & Justine |
Vogt, Buddy & Ruth |
| Grob, Jim & Amanda |
Ryan, Betsy |
Wallace, Drew & Kim |
| Hall, Harry & Linda |
Small, Dan |
Wallace, Kevin |
| Hoy, Andrew |
Speers, Chuck |
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| Hoy, Cappy |
Speers, Tom & Donna |
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Sunday, June 11th, 2006 at 2 pm:
An open meeting will be held on June 11, 2006 at 2 pm on the banks of
the Perkiomen Creek at 143 Tyson Mill (on the Lower Providence Township
side of the creek). This is to give an update on the planning
and staging for the Fish Derby on 6/24. We want to finalize all
planning and efforts at this time..
Sunday, May 21st, 2006 at 2 pm:
An open meeting will be held on May 21, 2006 at 2 pm on the banks of
the Perkiomen Creek at 143 Tyson Mill (on the Lower Providence Township
side of the creek). This is a planning meeting for staging our
Fish Derby on 6/24. Time is critical so we can use everyones ideas and
effort.
Sunday, May 7th, 2006 at 2 pm:
We had about 25 people attend our Association meeting on that day with
Richard Czop from the PA Fish and Boat Commission, and Steve Nelson
from Montco presenting to our group some of the steps that will be
necessary for retaining the Dam. As the county considers their
involvement and our corporate structure becomes complete we will pursue
grants/fund where available such as Growing Greener II...
Our directors for the IndianHead Watershed Association are:
Tom Speers, Harry Hall and Dan Small.
The directors will be meeting again as we formalize our 501(c) organiztion.
IndianHead Watershead Association Pig Roast - 10/1/05:
On
Saturday, October 1, 2005, the IndianHead Watershed (IWA) conducted our
first ANNUAL Pig Roast. We could not have asked for more
beautiful weather or such a great turnout for the day.
The day was filled with great food, fantastic live Reggae
music and everyone had a wonderful time. About 200 people
attended, and many children enjoyed the day very much. We look
forward to more Pig Roasts in the years to come!
The event was attended by many politicians.To
note, Montgomery County Commissioner Chairman Jim Matthews attended the
event, and was very pleased to see the wonderful recreational area
created by the IndianHead Dam, right here in
Montgomery
County.
IWA’s goal with this event was to share with others in our community
the great gem we have right here in our own back yard, and we are
pleased that we have succeeded in accomplishing that goal.
Thanks to so many who tirelessly worked to make this event
a success. Particularly, many thanks to Linda Hall, Coordinator
of the Food Planning committee and her husband Harry Hall and family,
for coordinating the set-up of the grounds for the picnic. So
many people lent a hand in making this event a success, and we would
like to thank everyone who helped or who attended.
Below are lists of families and companies/distributors who
donated food/products for the event – we appreciate all of your
donations and generosity. Thank you all!
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Families:
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Hoy, Donald
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Companies/Distributors:
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Amerine
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Hoy, James
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Acme @ Phoenixville
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Barbatschi
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Kenney
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Austins Beverage
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Bancroft
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Kummerer
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Gannet Fleming
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Cosmi
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Lovejoy
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Getz
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Davidson
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Mannato
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Les Pigs Extraordinaire
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Donahue
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Ryan
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Peggy's Produce Stand
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Dougherty
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Santoro
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Redners @ Collegeville
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Gilinger
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Sharp
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Shaw, Joe
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Gossard
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Spence
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Specks Drive-In, Collegeville
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Grob
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Stiefel
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Stony Creek Anglers
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Hall
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Stoll
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Hoy, Cappy
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Vogt
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Lower Providence Fun Day - 9/10/05:
On Saturday September 10th, 12pm - 9pm,
the IndianHead Watershed Association will have a table with information
and packets available on preserving the IndianHead Dam. We will be
selling T-Shirts, Buttons and raffle tickets to benefit the proposed
saving of the dam. Fun Day is located in Eagleville Park, behind the Lower Providence Township Building. Please mark your calendars and plan to attend!
9/6/05 – Upper Providence Township Meeting - Update
More GOOD NEWS!
We’ve
accomplished yet another small step in gaining public support for
saving the IndianHead Dam. The IndianHead Watershed Association
presented their position at the
Upper
Providence
Township
meeting on September 6. The Township Supervisors have decided to
make a resolution of support of preserving the IndianHead Dam!!!
Thank you to all that came to the meeting to demonstrate your stance to
save the dam. Let’s keep the momentum going! Stay tuned
for additional meetings and plans to make this happen.
Lower Providence Township Meeting - 8/18/05 - Update:
THANK YOU!!
We, the IndianHead Watershed
Association, presented our position to save the IndianHead Dam to the
Lower Providence Township Board of Supervisors on August 18, 2005.
We would like to thank EVERYONE who attended! Our supporters and Association members filled the meeting room as there was "standing-room only."
The presentation was well received by both the public and the Township Supervisors.
The
Lower Providence Township Supervisors have made the decision to support
our movement and explore the options available to preserve this unique
recreational waterway!
This is a huge accomplishment
and a great first step for saving this gem for our community and the
generations to come. We are pleased with the outcome.
Many thanks to the Lower Providence Township Supervisors.
Some Photos from the meeting...
Meetings of the IndianHead Watershed Association:
Our first public meeting held July 31st. We had a great turnout of over
70 attendees. Our focus was to determine our best avenues to save the
dam.
Our second meeting was held on August
7th. Jackie Crahalla, PA State Representative, was in attendance and
vocalized her support in our efforts. We would like to offically thank
Jackie for her support in our cause! At this meeting we set up our
committees. Should you be interested in joining us, please email us at saveindiandam@comcast.net or call us at 610-650-8911.
